Williams v. Watson et al

Filing 46

ORDER ADOPTING 44 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN ITS ENTIRETY ; granting 34 Motion for Summary Judgment; The claims against Defendant Deputy Freeman are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Honorable Timothy L. Brooks on August 25, 2016. (rg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION
PLAINTIFF

AMBROSE BERNARD WILLIAMS
Case No. 5:14-CV-05077

v.

NURSE DARLA WATSON;
DEFENDANTS

and DEPUTY FREEMAN
ORDER

Currently before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (Doc.

44)

(''R&R")

of the Honorable Erin L. Setser, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District
of Arkansas, filed in this case on July 29,

2016,

Watson's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc.

regarding Separate Defendant Nurse Darla

34) and Brief in Support (Doc. 35).

. Ambrose Bernard Williams filed Objections to the R&R (Doc.

45)

on August

Plaintiff

15, 2016.

After reviewing Mr. Williams' Objections, the Court finds he does not provide any
basis in fact or law as to why the Court should decline to adopt the Magistrate Judge's
R&R. He merely explains again, briefly, the reasons why he has sued Nurse Darla Watson
and then asks that the Motion for Summary Judgment be denied.
reviewed the record de

nova,

The Court, having

concurs with the Magistrate's reasoning and legal

conclusions and agrees that summary judgment should be granted with respect to all
claims against Nurse Watson.

Mr. Williams' Objections, which lack both specificity and

substance, are therefore overruled. As for Deputy Freeman, the case against him must
be dismissed without prejudice, just as the Magistrate Judge recommends, as he was
never successfully served.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the R&R (Doc.

44)

is ADOPTED IN ITS

ENTIRETY, Defendant Nurse Darla Watson's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc.

34) is

GRANTED, and all claims against her are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The claims

against Defendant Deputy Freeman are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), for failure to effect service upon him. Final judgment

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